SAT College Exams To Implement New “Adversity Score”; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images AirTalk® The College Board, the nonprofit group that oversees the SAT, announced it will administer an “adversity score” to each student who takes the SAT exam. The score will measure 15 factors including crime rates, poverty rates and housing value in each students’ […]

Boy Scout listens to instruction at camp Maple Dell on July 31, 2015 outside Payson, Utah.; Credit: George Frey/Getty Images AirTalk® Seven years ago, the LA Times published an investigative piece revealing that 5000 men and women had been expelled from the Boy Scouts of America due to suspicion of sexual abuse — but a […]

Boy Scout listens to instruction at camp Maple Dell on July 31, 2015 outside Payson, Utah.; Credit: George Frey/Getty Images AirTalk® Seven years ago, the LA Times published an investigative piece revealing that 5000 men and women had been expelled from the Boy Scouts of America due to suspicion of sexual abuse — but a […]

Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia.; Credit: Photo by ken fager on Flickr AirTalk® Executives from three production companies say they won’t film in Georgia because of the state’s “heartbeat” abortion ban. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports they include David Simon of Blown Deadline, Christine Vachon of Killer Films and Mark Duplass of Duplass Brothers Productions. The […]

Doris Day in Pillow Talk, 1959. From Everett Collection. AirTalk® Doris Day, the sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy comedic roles opposite the likes of Rock Hudson made her one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1950s and ’60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood, died Monday. She was 97. In recent years, […]

A firefly rooftop display sits on top of a ride sharing car; Credit: @firefly_cities on Instagram AirTalk® Taxicabs sporting digital advertising boards are a dime a dozen in New York City, but here in Los Angeles, cabs and their ridesharing counterparts could be prohibited from mounting the displays on their rooftops if a motion passes […]

A firefly rooftop display sits on top of a ride sharing car; Credit: @firefly_cities on Instagram AirTalk® Taxicabs sporting digital advertising boards are a dime a dozen in New York City, but here in Los Angeles, cabs and their ridesharing counterparts could be prohibited from mounting the displays on their rooftops if a motion passes […]

University of Southern California; Credit: Allen J. Schaben/LA Times via Getty Images AirTalk® It’s been nearly two years since the Los Angeles Times revealed the drug-fueled secret life of USC’s former medical school dean, but scandals involving the elite private university only continue to surface. The two most prominent scandals have dominated headlines for months: […]

Uber Drivers Protest Ahead Of Stock Market Flotation; Credit: Peter Summers/Getty Images AirTalk® Uber and Lyft drivers around the world are protesting the ride-hailing giants today. Drivers turned off their apps and held demonstrations in 10 U.S. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, as well as some European locations like […]